THE OATH OF KING EDWARD.- ? To the Editor: ?sir— i our cablecram was perfectly co- rect. and the quibble advanced bv 'Jus- tice falls 'to the ground. King ' JEdward VII. declared the sacrifice of the-Maks to be idolatrous; and superstitious. There . is here no question of the plural -number, , nor of article xxxi., as 'Justice' 'incorrect* y. asserts. In the declaration before Pav liament and in the coronation oath. the. singular only is uced, and it is thts'oa.th,'- which was 'until lately taken, by every Anglican bishop oh entering. Parliament, ? which declares 'the sacrifice of the Mass to be idolatrous.' In the Book of Cotn moii Prayer -will . be found a rubric.' ex1 laining why the new head of the Anglican lAurch-denies the sacrifice of, the Mass. This rubric is at the ebdof the communion service, and declares that. 'Christ's body is in heaven, and not here,' and that,'. there-' .fore, in kneeling to receive communion -no adoration is intended' or ought to be given, ? 'for that...

THE BRITISH ARMY.; THE PROPOSED INCREASES. London, March i. The British, army -estimates for the financial year 1901-2 provide for an ex pe'ndi|ure of £87,oi5,000, and for '.[ in creasing' the . effective strength to 450,000 officers and men. ? The total cost of. the army on the estimates, for the previous year was £61,499,400. : London, Marcli 2. Details of the army estimates have been laid before Parliament. . The permanent army is-, .to consist of 220,000, and the 'remaining 230,000 will be regarded, as temporary forces for service in England when the regular regiments are engaged on the field of battle. ' ' . . The estimates include £58,230,000 on account of war services and cost of re paration and gratuities. The calcula tion is based on the supposition that the army in South Africa- will be main tained at its full strength until the be ginning of August, when' it will be gra dually diminished. There is ah' in crease of £414,000 in the vote for per manent services, which ; incl...

GENERAL CABLE NEWS. London, March 2. The Sandown Spring Handicap.. Hur- dle Race of 92 sovs.,- about 3i milesV was run to-day with ithe following re sult:— MacMahon/ 1; The Tramp, 2; Levanter, 3. ? - ? London, March 3. ; Lord Kimberley, leader of the liberal party in the House of Lords, is in a critical condition. The elections in connection with the London County 'Council have resulted in a considerable -gain for the progres sive party.

THE.BETTCNG MARKET. ??MELBOURNE. March .T ; Hie Victorian Club was praclicaUy de* sertcd on Saturday night, and there was no genuine marjeet on the AustrnUan Gun. Finland, who will have to carry. 8 sL m Tuesday's race, was nominally favourite at 7 to 2, while Advance was 'quoted at 5. to 1. Bar these two 8 to 1 was procurable.' There Avere^ offers to lay 10 lo . L against Maltster.- San Fran, wliq is a- stable -com- , panion of Speculation,- 'was enquired after, aud a wager, £2,000 to £140 was accepted about him.

THE YARMOUTH MURDER. BENNETT SENTENCED TO DEATH. London, March 3. Bennet'has been found guilty of the charge of the murder of his wife at Yarmouth, and sentenced to dearth. The evidence was of a circumstatial charac ter, and much depended upon the iden tification of the victim's watch and chain. A singular alibi was pleaded, but it was not credited by the Judge and jury'. . . . .

: ? INVALIDED SOLDIERS. Among the passengers who arrived by the Melbourne express on Sunday morning were the following members of the South Australian contingentswho have been in- &amp;nbsp; valided home from South Africa:— Quarter- master-sergeant F.C Siekmann, and Troo- &amp;nbsp; pers E. G. Heuzenroeder, E. H. Magor, &amp;nbsp; S. H. Mayfield, J. McCall,P. Walsh. K. Clark, G. J. Dickson, and Trumpeter R A. A. Stoneham, of the Imperial Bushmen's Corps; Trooper W. A. Nunnelly, of the second contingent; Corporal F. J. Clark and Trooper A. E. Churches, of the South Australian Bushmen's Corps. Trooper W. F. Anderson, of the latter corps, has also been' invalided home, but he remained in Melbourne. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;

PERSONAL NOTES PROM ??ENGLAND, tFrom our , Special Correspondent] 80, Fleet street, . TinnHnn H'pTinianr l.» Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, late Governor of Western Australia, is to continue a director of the Foreigu and Colonial Investment and Trust Company, thus occupying one of the vacancies caused by the death of the Hon. .E. H. Legge and Mr. 'R. Jacomb Hood. The other vacancy is to remain unfilled. Tlie 'London Gazette' of Friday last announced that ? Mr. Edmunl Bar ton ' and ' Sir Samuel _ Griffith had at a meeting of the ' Privy Council attended by the King been appointed Privy Councillors. . ' ? Captain G. R. Laseelles, of theRoyalFusi liers, who has been serving with the South Australian troops in South Africa, has been selected as acting adjutant of the 21st Mid dlesex (Finsbuiy) Rifles in succession t.o Captain J. P. K. Gilmour/of the King's lloyal Rifles. . , . ? The chapter of autobiography in this week's 'M.A.P.' is supplied, by General Sir Andrew Clarke. The vet...

SPECIAL NOTICE. Announcements of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, not exceeding flve lines, are inserted once each in 'The Register,'' 'The Observer,' 'The Even ing-Journal,' and Special Summary prepared for transmission to England for the single charge of Half a Crown; extra lines 6d. each. The name and address of the sender must in all cases be given. I DEATHS. BROWN.— On the 2nd March, 1901, at his resi- dence, Delaware, corner of Fourth avenue. East Adelaide, Hugh Brown, dearly beloved husband of Emma Jane Brown, in his 45th year. At rest. CRISPE.---On the 2nd March, at Henley Beach, Mabel Blanche, third daughter of E. and S. Crispe, of Fourth avenue, East Adelaide, aged 20 years. &amp;nbsp; FOX.— On the 20th February, at South terrace. West Adelaide, Samuel Robert Fox, aged 69 years. HAYLOCK - On the 2nd March, at her residence, Ada Street, Goodwood, Susannah Jane, beloved wife of Albert Haylock, and eldest daughter of Mrs. E. Smith, Devon Street, Goodwood, &amp;nbsp; &am...

FUNERAL NOTICES - &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; THE Friends of the late Mr.HUGH BROWN and Members of NORTH ADELAIDE LODGE, &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; No.4. are informed that his FUNERAL will leave his late Residence, Fourth avenue, East Adelaide, THIS Day (Monday), at 12 o'clock, for the North road Cemetery. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; GEO. DOWNS &amp; SON, Telephone 735 Undertakers. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The Friends ot the late Mr. THOMAS O'LEARY are respectfully informed that his REMAINS &amp;nbsp; will be Removed' from his late Rcsidence, Chancery lane, off Wakefleld street, . THIS DAY, at 3.30 p.m for irternment in the Catholic Cemetery, West terrace. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; J. B. SIEBERT &amp; SONS. Telephone 682. Undertakers-and -Embalmers The Friends of Mr. Carl R Nelson are informed that the FUNERAL of his late ...

THKTEpiSfOUMAMENT CHMIPIONSHIP REGAINED BY - ?Jt;ii:-:-- MS,.B0WEN.:;;^'-.:. : :. :?: The. lU-lu'ck which ? '.has ?- pursued tne t-yelfth annual tournament of ^tKe ,South Australian. Lawn : ' Tennis . Asaixaauon +hrouffhhiif; its poiirsp-pulmiiiateH ori Satur day afternoon, when rain Cameron just be fore play should have T been begun; yTne result ^was tha-t* after a shortvtime the balls became wet 'and heavy arid 'the' Courts slippery, so / that the best exhibition of play was out of the question. The worst result, however, as far as. the tennis association is concerned, was the effect of the weather uponr the attendance, and it'.' will be a won'der if there is not' a. discrepancy on' the wrong side between receipts and expendi ture when the accounts of the fete' tournai:. raent are made up-. Nevertheless- the at tendance was ''much .larger than inight have been expected, for .-there were : nearly -ai thousand people who brayed the chance of a wetting. . Tnat somucHinterest is taken...